Amigo Brothers Quiz

What is one way that Felix and Antonio are different from one another?

• Felix trains harder than Antonio.

• Felix has won more fights than Antonio.

• Antonio is older than Felix.

• Antonio has a different fighting style than Felix.

What is one way that Felix and Antonio are similar?

• They're both Puerto Rican.

• They're the same height.

• They both want to win the Golden Gloves.

• They hang with tough crowds.

The boys agree not to see each other before the fight because

• they're too busy with their training to socialize.

• they don't want to copy each other's boxing style.

• they're angry at each other over the training.

• they want to preserve their friendship as best they can.

Which plot detail BEST helps to illustrate the theme that friendship can be more important than personal success?

• The boys train hard for the boxing match.

• The crowd gets very excited when the boys box.

• Both boys dream of winning the championship.

• The boys leave the ring before the winner is announced.

Which setting detail BEST illustrates the theme that you can be successful with hard work, no matter where you come from?

• The boys live in a tenement building.

• The boys come from New York City.

• The boys live in the twentieth century.

• The boys don't have a gym in their house.

Which detail about Antonio's character BEST illustrates the theme that you can want the same thing as someone, but you can still be friends?

• He schemes to throw the fight.

• He plans to knock Felix out in the final round for dramatic effect.

• On the morning of the fight, he looks for Felix to wave hello.

• On the morning of the fight, he tries to sneak into Felix's room to steal his gloves.

When Felix tells Antonio that he wants to win the fight "fair and square," he means that he does not

• like the way that Antonio fights.

• trust Antonio's trainer.

• want to go through with the fight.

• want Antonio to let him win.

After Felix sees the movie The Champion, he

• does not want to see Antonio beaten.

• decides that winning the fight is not worth ending their friendship.

• sees himself as the champion and Antonio as the challenger.

• knows that life never works out as neatly as movie plots.

What is the internal conflict that both Antonio and Felix face?

• how to end their friendship so that they can fight each other

• how to pursue their own goals without hurting their friend

• how to avoid shame if they lose the fight

• how to explain the fight to their friends

The referee is stunned by

• the huge crowd

• Felix's bad fighting

• the boys' kindness to each other

• the boys' savagery